Shoot-Out Reported In Southern Russian Republic

October 13, 2005 06:46 GMT

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Shoot-Out Reported In Southern Russian Republic

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13 October 2005 -- Russian officials are reporting that police and security forces are today involved in a shoot-out with armed men in the capital of the southern Russian republic of Kabardino-Balkaria.

The shooting in Nalchik, located about 150 kilometers west of the Chechen capital Grozny, is reportedly occurring at a police headquarters and a nearby school has been evacuated.